Resource Interconnection
Management System (RIMS)
Transmission Training Manual
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Transmission Training Contents
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Launching to the Market Participant Homepage
Navigate to Transmission
Adding a new project
Selecting, changing, adding a contact
Opting out of auto-emails & check sheets (ISO)
Adding equipment ratings
Approval status
Project Phases
Navigation within RIMS
Reports
Conclusion
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1. Launching the Market Participant Homepage
Type the following URL into the address field of Internet Explorer
https://portal.caiso.com
Since this is a secure site you will need to have a valid ISO certificate loaded on your computer first. If the certificate is
valid you will see the following screen. You can also go directly to RIMS using the link https://portal.caiso.com/rims .
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2. Navigate to Transmission
Initial view after using your certificate with RIMS is shown below. Note that the
user name is in the upper right hand corner (in this example it is GE). Your
certificate determines which modules are visible (App and Study, Transmission,
and/or Generation). To access the Transmission module click on either of two
Transmission links.
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Since this example is logged in as a ISO representative the screen shows all
project summaries. Any of the columns can be sorted by clicking on the
desired column header or you can enter a word in the cell below the header
and click on filter at the bottom of the screen. The example below shows a
filter of “CRO” being added in the Utility Name field and clicking on the “Apply
Filter” button therefore only projects at CRO are shown. The next example
shows another filter options. An existing project can be accessed by double
clicking on its blue project name.
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Clicking on a date field filter gives the following date range dropdown menu. Select
the “Date Range” to see just projects at this utility for a specific date range. Note
that you can export your filter results to an Excel spread sheet or PDF report by
clicking on the corresponding icon located in the upper left hand corner of the
transmission projects screen.
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3. Adding a new Transmission Project
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To add a new project click on the New Transmission Project name in the
upper left hand corner of the above summary screen to get the following
screen example.
Note that the user can only populate the fields that are faded and the fields
that are required before it can be saved have an “ * ” after the field name.
The user of the following screen failed to complete all of the required fields
before saving as noted by the red outlined fields with the 2 upper left hand
notes explaining what is missing.
All entrees since the last successful save will be lost if the user
– exits this screen
– clicks on either the refresh, reset, or back buttons
– doesn’t waiting until the successfully been saved message is displayed
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When the application has finished saving the new entrees it shows the message “Failed to
create project” above the project name field plus the note “There are no Primary Contacts for
this utility. Please contact ISO administrator. The application auto populates the Utility Contact
and the ISO Project Manager Contact upon successfully saving. You will receive this message
if either one of these has not been defined by the ISO administrator. Please contact Jim
McHan at extension 5815 if you receive this message.
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4. Selecting, changing, adding a contact – the “Copy Contacts” link will show
after the successful saving of a new project. If you have created a project for
this same utility in the past the Copy Contacts will list that project and you can
copy the same contacts into the current project
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To select a contact click on “View/Edit Contact” link, this brings
up the contact administration window shown below.
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Selecting a contact
• The contact administration search field is very
flexible it will bring back all contacts with any
field that has any whole portion of what is
entered in the field.
• In the following example “test” was entered into
the search and it brought up all contacts with the
word “test” shown in any field.
• Click on the desired contact’s name and then
click on the “Apply” button to transfer it to the
contact field on the summary page.
• This is the field used to know where the
automatic notification e-mails will be sent.
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Selecting a contact example
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Adding a new contact
• If the desired contact is not shown in the drop
down list you can add a new user by clicking on
the “New” button at the bottom of the window
and filling out the new contact information.
• The fields ending with an “ * “ are required if
“save” is selected before they are all filled in the
required fields are marked in red and have the
phrase “value is required” as shown below.
• When the required fields are filled in another
“save” will send it to the summary screen and
permanently add it to the contact list.
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Adding a new contact example
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Editing a contact
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Contact information can also be edited by selecting the desired contact and
then clicking on the “Edit” button at the bottom of the window.
Note that editing any of the fields will change the same fields in all projects
that have this contact (this includes the first and last names of the contact).
Edit existing contact
Apply visible contact to
selected cell
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screen for
entering a new
contact
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Removes the selected
contact from the contact
list.
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5. OPTING OUT OF AUTOMATIC E-MAIL NOTICES & CHECK
SHEETS (ISO).
Only ISO user groups can “Opt Out” of receiving e-mail notices associated with a specific
project. The “Opt Out” feature also sets all phase check sheets to “NA” and should only be used
for projects not related to the group. The following example is for the OE group. Note that when
the person successfully opted out that the default went to “Opt In”. Selecting opt in reactivates
the e-mail notices, but does not reset all of the “NAs” from the check lists.
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6. Adding equipment ratings
• Any project which increases the existing capacity must
list the equipment responsible for that increased capacity
rating by clicking on the add button shown below.
• Note that when the add button is selected it allows the
user to select the following types of equipment:
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Lines
Transformer
Shunt Compensator
Series Compensator
• Show the highest continuous rating capacities in MVA.
• Multiple pieces of equipment can be added by clicking
“Add” multiple times.
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Adding equipment ratings example
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7. Approval Status
The last two fields that should be filled in on this screen
are “Utility Approval” and “CPUC Approval” as shown
below. The ISO Planning Engineer should fill out the
“ISO Approval” field. These are a “yes” or “no” fields
with associated calendars below each. These should be
updated as the status changes. Note that the “Planned
Original Cost $MM” value can only be changed by the
project manager after the creation of a project.
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Date indication
• Clicking on the calendar icon to the right of the date field
brings up a calendar that can be used for selecting a
date or the date can be typed into the field or any
character can be changed in an existing date or it can be
pasted in.
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8. Project Phases
• Every project needs to have at least one phase. The
phase information should be filled out by the originator of
the project. Additional phases are required if the project
involves energizing new/revised equipment at different
time intervals.
• There is no limit on the number of phases that can be
added.
• This screen is used to communicate with all involved
groups when the model/screens/procedure need to be
modified and what items are involved.
• To edit a phase, click on the “Edit” link below the Phase
number.
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Project phase example
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Phase example (cont.)
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9. Navigating from the Transmission
Summary Screen
When you are finished with the
Transmission Summary screen and
have successfully saved all changes
you can navigate to several locations
as demonstrated on the next slide.
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Takes the user to
the RIMS home
page
Navigating back example
Takes the user
back to the list of
transmission
projects
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Search for all project names
that contain this phrase
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10. Reports & substation name editing can be accessed from
the dashboard screen as shown below:
To add new substation to
the drop down list.
Launches user to the
report screen.
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After clicking on “Reports” you will also need to click “OK” when the certificate
window comes up after which the following window is shown. Note that there
are up to 6 types of reports that can be run, but these are limited to 2 types for
users outside the ISO.
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Note the title block indicates the name of the report family, the
dropdown box shows a choice of 3 reports, the date range needs to be
selected on the right, and to run the report click on the “View Report”
button.
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11. Transmission Module Conclusion
For individual questions, application problems or training related issues
feel free to contact:
Ron Olsen
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TransmissionImplementation@caiso.com
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